All About Beating Diabetes aims to make its diabetes education, medical information, tools, and Website features easier to access and use for as many people as possible.
Effective Date: September 19, 2026
Last Updated: September 19, 2026
All About Beating Diabetes provides patient-focused information about diabetes, blood sugar, HbA1c, insulin resistance, medications, nutrition, complications, laboratory tests, lifestyle, and related health topics.
Access to understandable health information is important. We aim to make the Website usable by people with a wide range of abilities, devices, and assistive technologies.
Accessibility is an ongoing process. Website content, templates, third-party tools, advertising systems, and interactive features can change over time, so we continue to review and improve accessibility as the Website develops.
The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG), developed through the World Wide Web Consortium's Web Accessibility Initiative, provide internationally recognized recommendations for making web content more accessible.
We use the principles of WCAG 2.2 as a reference point when reviewing the Website. WCAG organizes accessibility around four broad principles: content should be perceivable, operable, understandable, and robust.
We aim to use meaningful headings, paragraphs, lists, and descriptive links so content is easier to scan and navigate.
Pages are designed to adapt to common desktop, tablet, and mobile screen sizes.
We aim for important Website functions and links to remain usable without requiring a mouse wherever technically practical.
Medical terminology is explained in patient-friendly language where possible.
We aim to use link text that helps users understand where a link will lead.
Meaningful images should have suitable alternative text when the image conveys information not already provided in nearby text.
Users who do not use a mouse should be able to navigate important content and links using a keyboard wherever the Website's technology supports this.
We aim to avoid features that unnecessarily:
Some third-party widgets or advertising components may have accessibility behavior that is outside our direct technical control.
We aim to structure pages using meaningful HTML elements, including headings, lists, tables, links, and form labels where applicable.
Proper structure can help screen-reader users understand the organization of a page and move efficiently between sections.
When tables are used for medical ranges, comparisons, or numerical information, we aim to keep them as simple and clearly labeled as reasonably possible.
We aim to use readable text sizes, adequate spacing, and sufficient contrast between text and its background.
We also aim to avoid communicating essential medical meaning through color alone.
Most modern browsers allow users to zoom or enlarge page content. Website layouts should remain reasonably usable when text or page size is increased, although some third-party content may behave differently.
Images that add meaningful information should include useful alternative text or equivalent surrounding text where appropriate.
Decorative images may use empty alternative text so assistive technologies can skip content that does not add meaning.
For charts, diagrams, or infographics containing medically important information, we aim to provide the essential information in nearby text when practical rather than relying on the image alone.
All About Beating Diabetes may provide forms, calculators, converters, and other interactive features.
We aim for these features to use:
If you cannot use an important calculator or form because of an accessibility barrier, please contact us and tell us which tool or page is affected.
The Website is intended to work across common screen sizes, including smartphones, tablets, laptops, and desktop computers.
We aim to reduce the need for unnecessary horizontal scrolling and to keep buttons, links, headings, tables, and text usable on smaller screens.
Mobile accessibility can also depend on the browser, operating system, zoom level, and assistive technology being used.
Some Website functions may be provided by third parties, including advertising, analytics, embedded media, social sharing, newsletter services, maps, security tools, or other integrations.
We do not always control the underlying code or accessibility of third-party components.
Where a third-party feature creates a significant accessibility barrier, we may consider alternatives, replacement tools, additional explanatory text, or another reasonable way to provide the relevant information.
Despite our efforts, some accessibility issues may remain, particularly in older Website content or third-party features.
Possible limitations may include:
Accessibility improvements may be made as pages are rewritten, medically reviewed, redesigned, or technically updated.
Our ongoing work may include:
We welcome accessibility feedback from readers, including people who use screen readers, keyboard navigation, voice control, magnification, high-contrast modes, or other assistive technologies.
When reporting an accessibility issue, please include:
Report an Accessibility Problem
If you cannot access important Website information because of a disability-related barrier, contact us and identify the page or material you need.
Where reasonably practical, we will try to provide the information in another usable format or make an appropriate accessibility improvement.
Accessibility inquiries are not a substitute for emergency medical care. If you are experiencing a medical emergency, contact your local emergency service or seek immediate medical assistance.